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Maxell asserted ten patents, including the '794 patent, against Apple over its Low Power Mode. The '794 claims were dismissed without prejudice on March 22, 2021, and the overall case settled in March 2021.
Apple Inc. filed an inter partes review petition challenging U.S. Patent No. 6,928,306. The Board instituted review and then terminated the proceeding as settled on April 20, 2021, noting the parallel E.D. Tex. case had been dismissed.
PTAB proceeding listed in the Google Patents family/litigation record as filed and closed by settlement. The petitioner, challenged claims, and specific patent link were not independently confirmed; it is associated with the 6,928,306 patent family.
Earlier E.D. Tex. action listed in the patent family/litigation record. Per RPX, six patents including U.S. Patent No. 6,928,306 were previously asserted in this District against the Huawei/ZTE/ASUS group; the exact defendant mapping between -00033 and -00034 was not confirmed. A 2018 opinion, Maxell Ltd. v. Huawei Device U.S. Inc., 297 F. Supp. 3d 668, reflects claim-construction activity.